The origin of the sun’s magnetic field could lie close to its surface
Sunspots and flares could be a product of a shallow magnetic field, according to surprising new findings that may help scientists predict space weather.
Sunspots and flares could be a product of a shallow magnetic field, according to surprising new findings that may help scientists predict space weather.
The results offer a new way to probe supermassive black holes and their evolution across the universe.
Circling a cold, Jupiter-sized star, the new world could offer an unobstructed view of its surface composition and history.
The new world is the second-lightest planet discovered to date.
Three stars circling the Milky Way’s halo formed 12 to 13 billion years ago.
The observations suggest some of earliest “monster” black holes grew from massive cosmic seeds.
Such discoveries help researchers better understand the development of molecular complexity in space during star formation.
The detections more than double the number of known tidal disruption events in the nearby universe.
The findings suggest our galaxy’s core may contain less dark matter than previously estimated.
A low carbon abundance in planetary atmospheres, which the James Webb Space Telescope can detect, could be a signature of habitability.
Using multiple observatories, astronomers directly detect tellurium in two merging neutron stars.
The MIT-led Cosmic Explorer project aims to detect gravitational waves from the earliest universe.
The frosty gas giant was discovered in a system that also hosts a warm Jupiter.
Astronomers discover the last three planets the Kepler telescope observed before going dark.
Earth will meet a similar fate in 5 billion years.